Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)

December 2, 2021 Dear Arme Jane Baylet, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Dec 01, 2021 10:01:50 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the Average Profitability Ratio of Food Industry. Response to Request The information you have requested is not available with the SEC. The same may be obtained from independent research based on the financial information from the companies themselves or their respective AFS filings, which may be obtained from the SEC subject to applicable fees. For information on the related fees and procedures, you may coordinate with Ms. Ma. Theresa M. Bersabal through email address [email protected]. To request for copies of company documents filed with the SEC, you may visit https://secexpress.ph/application-form or contact hotline number (02) 8737-8888 to discuss the details of your request and obtain information on the related fees and procedures. All documents requested through this system will be delivered within five to seven days from confirmation of payment. The list of SEC fees may be found at https://secexpress.ph/service-fees. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Violeta Infante FOI Receiving Officer